Primary Dolor: If I Can Make It Here Edition
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· Bushcampaign will run tens of millions of dollars worth of advertisements focusing on Kerry"s public life, from activist to senator. "The beauty of John Kerry is 32 years of votes and public pronouncements.He"s been wrong for 32 years, he"s wrong now." [ WP ]
· Kerrywins support of AFL-CIO,Edwardsmakes his own pitch to labor: "This is more than an economic issue;this is a moral issue." [ WP and NYT ]
· Edwards appeals to the Peach State: "We ought to debate wherever and whenever the state of Georgia and the people of Georgia want us to. This election is too important. . . .Everything that you and I believe is at stake." [ LAT ]
· Bush fails to motivate Christian conservatives: "Top religious rights activists have been burning up the telephone lines,sharing what one privately called their 'apoplexy'over Mr. Bush's failure to act decisively on the issue, although he has said he would support a constitutional amendment if necessary to ban same-sex 'marriages.'" [WT ]
· Bushcontinues to promote tax cuts: "I convinced Congress to cut the taxes on the people, because I felt like, during this time of uncertainty and economic slowdown, if people had more of their own money" [ WT and NYT ]
·Republicans on edge: "I would describethe mood among conservatives right now as frightened," says thepresident of the Club for Growth. [ BG ]
· Kerrydenies lobbying scandal; employees of the defense contractor who benefited describe an atypical scene: "One of the corporate guys came out on the Friday before his visit andsaid that Kerry would someday be president and we needed his support in defense contracting." [ LAT ]
· EdwardslovesNew York. "Who would have ever thought that the New York primary might make or break a candidate," saysSenator Charles Schumer. [ NYT ]
·Hawaii, Idaho, Utah primaries overlooked;Dean, Kucinichmay be factors. [ NYT and BG ]
· Edwardstries to distinguish himself, but"Trying to differentiate between these guys on policy grounds is virtually impossible."[BG and NYT ]